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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Romulus Germanicus (ranked 2689 p4p, 2377 weight class) and Danu Jaya (ranked 341 p4p, 307 weight class). Danu Jaya is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Romulus Germanicus !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danu Jaya!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Germanicus walks into a stiff left hand from Jaya.
No joy there for Jaya, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Danu Jaya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaya misses with a two punch combination.
Jaya lands a nice hook to Germanicus 's body. Germanicus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Germanicus thuds his shin into the meat of Jaya's side.
Jaya tries to close the distance and clinch up but Germanicus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jaya will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaya closes the distance but Germanicus moves to the side
and Germanicus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jaya doesn't manage to clinch there - Germanicus circles away.
Jaya lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaya lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Germanicus as Jaya shoots in.
Jaya tries for a takedown but Germanicus circles away easily
and Germanicus counters with a straight right hand.
Germanicus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Germanicus wants it to stay on the feet.
Romulus Germanicus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danu Jaya.
Jaya jabs Germanicus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jaya tries to bum rush Germanicus with a series of wild strikes but Germanicus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A quick step to the side and Germanicus tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Germanicus manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Germanicus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jaya goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Germanicus with a jab.
Germanicus blocks a head kick by Jaya.
Germanicus darts in and clinches Jaya up against the cage.
Jaya takes a knee to the side of the body.
Germanicus tries a body shot but Jaya blocks it.
Jaya looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Germanicus struggles to land a body shot inside as Jaya controls his hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Germanicus .
Jaya blocking some punches.
Germanicus avoiding damage as Jaya throws knees to the body.
Germanicus missing with knees to the body.
Jaya has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Germanicus avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Germanicus tries to work over Jaya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jaya blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jaya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jaya tries for a takedown but Germanicus manages to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaya is trying to maintain a safe position but Germanicus gets an underhook and turns Jaya into the cage.
Jaya is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Germanicus gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jaya blocks an uppercut.
Germanicus gets underhooks to prevent Jaya's takedown attempt.
A short uppercut from Germanicus .
Knees in the clinch landing for Germanicus .
Jaya looks winded!
Jaya is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Germanicus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Germanicus has a couple of punches blocked by Jaya.
Jaya breaks the clinch.
Jaya lands a jab.
Germanicus connects with a body shot that sends Jaya's belly button to the back.
We've been told by Germanicus 's head coaches at Casa Steel that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jaya keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Germanicus moves into the clinch.
Germanicus landing knees to the head.
Germanicus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Germanicus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Germanicus fails to land.
Germanicus digs a right hand into Jaya's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jaya's gas tank.
Germanicus scores a nice knee to the body.
Germanicus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jaya backwards.
Germanicus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jaya backwards.
Germanicus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Germanicus digs a right hand underneath Jaya's ribcage. Jaya let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Germanicus misses with a knee to the head.
Germanicus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Romulus Germanicus dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Germanicus swings for the body but Jaya moves out of range.
Jaya throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jaya shoots for a takedown but Germanicus saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jaya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Germanicus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaya is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jaya moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jaya! But no joy.
Jaya scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Germanicus throws a push kick but Jaya slaps the foot to one side.
Germanicus gets a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Germanicus .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Germanicus is pressed up against the cage. Jaya has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Germanicus down to the mat. Germanicus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Germanicus misses with a body kick.
Germanicus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaya.
A little feinted left hand from Germanicus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jaya takes a swing at Germanicus 's ribcage but misses.
Jaya looks to throw a body kick
and Germanicus counters with a stiff right hand.
Jaya misses with a kick to the body
enabling Germanicus to counter with a crisp jab.
Jaya throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jaya drops his hands momentarily and Germanicus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jaya takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jaya goes for a double leg but Germanicus avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Germanicus continues to drive forward.
Romulus Germanicus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danu Jaya.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Germanicus thows a leg kick but Jaya checks it
and Jaya counters with a right hand to the body.
Jaya circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jaya rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Germanicus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jaya throws a low kick but Germanicus avoids it.
Germanicus moves to clinch but Jaya breaks away
and Jaya counters with a nice body shot.
Germanicus is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jaya throws a shot from downtown. Germanicus moves away and avoids it.
Jaya throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Germanicus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jaya can do to turn this around?
Jaya shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Germanicus napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaya goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Germanicus rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jaya's guard! Nice work there by Germanicus !
Jaya is breathing heavily.
Jaya controlling the position.
Jaya has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Germanicus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Germanicus controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Germanicus preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Germanicus controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Romulus Germanicus will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Germanicus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaya looks to score with a jab to the body but Germanicus is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Germanicus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Germanicus jabs Jaya to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jaya throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Germanicus .
Jaya moves into range and clinches up with Germanicus .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Germanicus .
Germanicus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Germanicus throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaya blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Germanicus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jaya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Germanicus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Germanicus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jaya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Germanicus is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Germanicus scores with a shoulder strike.
Germanicus is leaning against Jaya and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Germanicus landing knees to the head.
Germanicus scores with a shot to the side of Jaya's head.
Germanicus is working Jaya over against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Germanicus .
Jaya blocking some punches.
A short left from Germanicus .
Germanicus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Germanicus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Germanicus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Germanicus connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Germanicus throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaya.
Germanicus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jayas head.
Germanicus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knees to the body from Germanicus .
Romulus Germanicus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Germanicus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jaya lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Germanicus with a knee to the head.
Germanicus misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaya blocks an uppercut.
Jaya breaks the clinch.
Jaya on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Germanicus . Germanicus obviously looking to wear him down.
Germanicus instigates a clinch.
Germanicus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jaya backwards.
Germanicus is pressed up against the cage. Jaya has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Germanicus down to the mat. Germanicus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jaya has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Germanicus .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Germanicus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jaya counters with a body kick that stops Germanicus in his tracks momentarily.
Germanicus thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jaya if he has to take too many more of those.
Danu Jaya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Germanicus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jaya throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Germanicus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jaya.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jaya, as that shot connected.
Jaya fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Germanicus scores with a leg kick.
Jaya misses with a takedown
and Germanicus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romulus Germanicus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danu Jaya.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Germanicus misses with a combination
and Jaya counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jaya has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jaya there as he acknowledges the shot.
Germanicus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaya tries to clinch up but Germanicus circles away and keeps his distance.
Jaya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romulus Germanicus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jaya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Germanicus .
Germanicus thinks about countering with a body kick.
Danu Jaya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Germanicus staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Romulus Germanicus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Germanicus , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romulus Germanicus !
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